North Carolina Hosts Most PURPA-qualifying Solar Facilities in America

08/24/2016 |

Local policies pushing for alternative energies have put the state ahead of the rest

North Carolina exceeds all states in total number of PURPA-qualifying solar facilities despite having less favorable resources, and also holds the second-highest amount of installed utility-scale photovoltaic (PC) capacity owned by independent power prproducers in 2015, falling only behind California.